by Doug MacLeod | Dec 23, 2019
Your staff is your greatest source for strategic advantage against your competitors. Harnessing the talents of a motivated and productive workforce will provide your organization with a true competitive advantage. Recent studies show the effects of Canada’s shift to a...
by Nicole Simes | Aug 9, 2018 | For Employees
By October, employes should be aware of federal and provincial laws and policies and regarding drug use in the workplace, with the legalization of cannabis.
by Nicole Simes | Aug 14, 2017 | For Employees
The Rights of Unionized Employees Are you a unionized employee? Have you been terminated or have you experienced mistreatment in your workplace on the basis of your age, race, religious views, gender, sexual orientation or any other ground? It is important to remember...
by Doug MacLeod | Mar 13, 2017 | For Employees
Your Rights as a Disabled Employee Employers have additional obligations towards disabled employees. In addition to rights under Ontario’s Human Rights Code, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act & the Workplace Safety & Insurance Act,...
by Nicole Simes | Feb 3, 2017 | For Employees
Privacy Rights and the Disclosure of Intimate Details January 2016 saw the Ontario Superior Court find that publishing a private intimate video of another could result in damages. In January 2017, the same court re-opened the decision allowing that Defendant a second...
by Nicole Simes | Nov 1, 2016 | For Employees
When Rights Conflict: Religious Belief vs. Equality The Toronto Star recently reported that a Toronto Police Service Chaplin stated online that “a woman should be ‘obedient’ to her husband at all times and must not refrain from intimacy without a ‘valid excuse.’” Once...
by Nicole Simes | Apr 6, 2016 | For Employees
Miscarriage as Disability: Rights for Women Who Experience Pregnancy Loss A recent decision of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (“the Tribunal”) has reclassified miscarriage from a solely gender-based issue to one of disability. The Decision In Mou v. MHPM Project...
by Nicole Simes | Jan 13, 2015 | For Employees
Angelina Jolie and Transgender Rights Recently, it was reported that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s child who was assigned female gender at birth has been wearing traditionally male attire and has requested to be called John (see here). While John may face societal...
